BLACKBOX: A Novel in 840 Chapters
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- 出版社 Old Cove Pr
- 出版时间 2003年9月
- ISBN 9780060532246
- 定价 137.90
内容简介
Crossaroad,takeatrain,orgetonanairplaneandyouputyourlifeinthehandsofastranger—everybitasscrewedup,everybitasfallibleandashumanasyouare.Thenthepersonturnsoutnottobeastrangeratall,andsuddenlyit'smuchworse.InAmericaandBritainandtheskyinbetween,anapparentlydisparategroupofpeopleisconnected,whetherintimatelyorbychance,tothetragicdeathofastowawayonboardflightAF266.Astheactionveersacrosscountriesandtimezones,thestowaway'srealidentityisrevealedthroughstolenblackboxrecordings,answeringmachinemessages,sitcomouttakes,andcourttranscripts.Toldinashifting,circularnarrative,theinterwovenlivesmakeupajoltingandlayeredpuzzlethatbuildstoaheart-stopping,chillingclimax.Anintelligentandinvigoratingnovelwithabizarremenuofdysfunctionalcharacters,Blackboxisthestoryofanattempttoerasealifeontape.
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